Lithoxancistrus

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Lithoxancistrus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Tribe: Ancistrini
Genus: Lithoxancistrus
Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988
Type species
Lithoxancistrus orinoco
Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988

Lithoxancistrus is a small genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.

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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]

Taxonomy

Lithoxancistrus was erected in 1988, but was later synonymized with Pseudancistrus . It was revalidated as a genus in 2012. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lithoxancistrus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Raphael Covain; Sonia Fisch-Muller (March 2012). "Molecular evidence for the paraphyly of Pseudancistrus sensu lato (Siluriformes, Loricariidae), with revalidation of several genera". Cybium: International Journal of Ichthyology. 36 (1): 229–246.
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